New Coat and Hat!

Now that it finally feels like spring here in Missouri, I've got a new coat!  Good timing, eh?

I haven't bough a real coat since I was 15 years old (I just don't really grow, haha), so I figured it was about time to get a new one.  I really wanted a vintage one that would look good with pencil skirts and dresses and such, but the ones I saw either didn't fit me at all or were too far out of my price range.  It was sad.

Then..... I saw it.

It was a perfect 1940s wool coat.

I checked the measurements.... still perfect!

I checked the price..... ATTAINABLE!

Needless to say, I was so excited!!!  I took a day to think about it and not impulse buy, then I finally decided to throw down the bucks and buy the beautiful thing!  I checked my mail every day, and when it arrived I promptly tore it out of the package and put it on.  It. Fit. Perfectly.

I'm a tiny person; that never happens!!!  It's meant to be.

I bought it from thesarahmarieshop on Etsy.  It's missing a button on the bottom, but I'm going to search out a matching or at least similar fabric to make a new button for it.  The rest of the coat is just amazing!  I love it I love it I love it.

Then, this is the first time I've worn the blue hat.  I found it in a vintage shop in Cardiff, Wales.  Though I didn't think to measure it to see if it would fit in my suitcase, I managed to barely get it in.  (You better believe I would have worn that giant blue hat inconspicuously through the airport if it didn't, though!)  I don't know that it's actually very old, but I think it has a classic style that works with my wardrobe.  And for only £8!!!

I'm really glad to have these new items.  It's kind of nice to have a smaller budget for vintage in some ways, because I appreciate the things I have so much more than I think I would if I could just buy things pel-mel.  I'll be taking great care of these items and enjoying them thoroughly!